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we are a nation of immigrants. if you believe in free enterprise, you have to believe in immigration and the taliban capability would help fuel and drive that next level of growth. as we evaluate how we go forward, moving forward without addressing that issue would leave a problem that is been in existence in the country for quite a long time. it could actually slow and dampen the opportunities that exist. i am very pleased that is one of the topics that is going to be addressed hopefully in the next few months. >> absolutely a top priority of the president. in secretary prisco's opening remarks, gene sperling has also been working on this for a long time. i would like gene to share a little bit in terms of your prospective terms of everything we have been doing to improve skills. i would mention this last friday, president obama was in new york and he went to a school that was created in partnership between the city of new york and ibm. the goal is to get young people excited and enthusiastic and passionate about
we are a nation of immigrants. if you believe in free enterprise, you have to believe in immigration and the taliban capability would help fuel and drive that next level of growth. as we evaluate how we go forward, moving forward without addressing that issue would leave a problem that is been in existence in the country for quite a long time. it could actually slow and dampen the opportunities that exist. i am very pleased that is one of the topics that is going to be addressed hopefully in...
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mentioned immigration reform. it is interesting because we have seen over the course of the last five years and evolution in terms of the enthusiasm coming from the business community, not just for high skilled immigration, but for operands of immigration reform. i was wondering of each of you could say a bit about how you think that factors into our global competitiveness and the impact it would have on our economy. >> i would just say i was with the -- one of the more important leaders of europe this past summer and the leader said to me , if united states passes regression law, shame on the rest of the world because we are going to be envious of the united states. that is part one. shame on us that we haven't passed that immigration law right now. all, i do believe it in thee dramatic premature growth rates of the united states. first and foremost we have 12 million people who are living in fear. if they had a path towards immigration -- toward citizenship, think about the new houses that would be purchased. lo
mentioned immigration reform. it is interesting because we have seen over the course of the last five years and evolution in terms of the enthusiasm coming from the business community, not just for high skilled immigration, but for operands of immigration reform. i was wondering of each of you could say a bit about how you think that factors into our global competitiveness and the impact it would have on our economy. >> i would just say i was with the -- one of the more important leaders...
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. >> they are breaking the law but that is not stopping illegal immigrants from cashing in on millions of your tax dollars. and they are not alone. first let's take a look at halloween pictures. that's my family right there. my husband and my two boys trick or treating. here's more of your halloween moments. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. us, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve
. >> they are breaking the law but that is not stopping illegal immigrants from cashing in on millions of your tax dollars. and they are not alone. first let's take a look at halloween pictures. that's my family right there. my husband and my two boys trick or treating. here's more of your halloween moments. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you...
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immigrant laborers. there's mainly two ways farm citrus groves find workers. >> one way is a stop-gap field. one way to get workers in the field without granting them permanent residency. it's not a path to citizenship nor popular with the agricultural industry. so that leaves undocumented immigrants. after surviving a dangerous border crossing, they take whatever jobs they can find and generally live life in the shadows to avoid being deported. most see the risk as the only way to make a better life for themselves and their families. >> make a left up here. >> carlos is a 20-year-old undocumented immigrant. born in mexico, carlos was brought to america as a 6-month-old with his migrant farm working family. since he was 9 years old, he was working with his father pasqal. despite living here his entire life, carlos still lives under the constant threat and fear of deportation. he and his father have decided to teach me how to pick oranges before i start my first day of work tomorrow. >> have you ever pick
immigrant laborers. there's mainly two ways farm citrus groves find workers. >> one way is a stop-gap field. one way to get workers in the field without granting them permanent residency. it's not a path to citizenship nor popular with the agricultural industry. so that leaves undocumented immigrants. after surviving a dangerous border crossing, they take whatever jobs they can find and generally live life in the shadows to avoid being deported. most see the risk as the only way to make a...
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they're undocumented immigrants. they know where it comes from because they pick the oranges that are in it. they also pick the tomatoes in your salad, mow your lawns, hang your dry wall, even help raise your children. right now there's an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country today. >> it was possible for 11 million illegals to come here. why is it impossible for them to leave? >> people who oppose immigration reform say these workers are just feeding off the system. >> the vast majority of illegal aliens are consuming welfare programs. >> we have illegals coming here taking jobs. we have people at home that need these jobs. >> but are businesses ready to get rid of such cheap, dependable labor? how many jobs are they taking away from americans? it may be a policy debate in washington, but in the orange groves of polk county, florida, it's back breaking labor and the looming threat of deportation. >> this is the hardest i've ever worked for 93 cents. ♪ >>> florida. palm trees, retiree
they're undocumented immigrants. they know where it comes from because they pick the oranges that are in it. they also pick the tomatoes in your salad, mow your lawns, hang your dry wall, even help raise your children. right now there's an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country today. >> it was possible for 11 million illegals to come here. why is it impossible for them to leave? >> people who oppose immigration reform say these workers are just feeding...
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we are a nation of immigrants. if you believe in free enterprise, you have to believe in immigration and capability and shoppers and consumers immigration would bring that would fuel the next level of growth. i think as we evaluate going that would be a problem that has been for a long time unaddressed and could actually dampen opportunities that exist, so i am very pleased that is one of the topics that is going to be addressed in the next few months. absolutely a top priority. mentionedu have skills. this is something he has been working on for a long time. i would like jean to share a little bit in terms of your perspective of everything we .ave been doing president obama went to a school created between the city of new york and ibm. the goal is to get young people excited and passionate about math and science, technology, engineering, computer science, and one goal is particularly figuring out ways to get young girls interested, so if we can capture them when they are young and keep that passion going, they wil
we are a nation of immigrants. if you believe in free enterprise, you have to believe in immigration and capability and shoppers and consumers immigration would bring that would fuel the next level of growth. i think as we evaluate going that would be a problem that has been for a long time unaddressed and could actually dampen opportunities that exist, so i am very pleased that is one of the topics that is going to be addressed in the next few months. absolutely a top priority. mentionedu have...
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task force and leader in effort to pursue comprehensive immigration reform. in addition he serves on the house judiciary committee and the house permanent select committee on intelligence. congressman gutierrez thank you for joining us today. >> thank you chairman durbin and ranking member cruz thank you for the opportunity to testify on this important issue. asked in my condolences to the families who have lost loved ones. ms. fulton and ms. mike that i am deeply sorry for your loss and i appreciate a presence here today. as one dad to another i said to mr. martin that i too feel your pain and thank you for being here. as a parent i was shocked by the death of trayvon martin and the fact that no one was even arrested after it happened and unarmed teenager was pursued by an armed adult in the neighborhood where he was in the neighborhood and no one was convicted of a crime. i respect the verdict in the judicial process but a deep concerns about the expansion of self-defense laws the proliferation of guns the weakening of gun laws and how this affects public s
task force and leader in effort to pursue comprehensive immigration reform. in addition he serves on the house judiciary committee and the house permanent select committee on intelligence. congressman gutierrez thank you for joining us today. >> thank you chairman durbin and ranking member cruz thank you for the opportunity to testify on this important issue. asked in my condolences to the families who have lost loved ones. ms. fulton and ms. mike that i am deeply sorry for your loss and...
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we find that immigrants versus second generation african dissent are also, gender, highly represented in elite institutions, and we also know that the upper middle class and middle class black student are taking advantages of affirmative action laws and policy. so given all of these sordid intricacies, what are your thoughts in reference to thinking about affirmative action from those perspectives? >> first of all, everything you say is absolutely true. on my campus i see it definitely very vivid. a couple things. number one, it is a mistake for people to think that affirmative action is going to be some sort of panacea. it's a relatively modest intervention that, i mean, i think it's important that it is by no means revolutionary, for goodness sake. and, frankly, what i'm talking, we're talking about affirmative action in higher education. we are talking about the desegregation of elitism. that's what we are really talking about. the elite sector. is racial affirmative action going to be something that's going to substantially affect poor racial minorities? answer, no. it's not. beca
we find that immigrants versus second generation african dissent are also, gender, highly represented in elite institutions, and we also know that the upper middle class and middle class black student are taking advantages of affirmative action laws and policy. so given all of these sordid intricacies, what are your thoughts in reference to thinking about affirmative action from those perspectives? >> first of all, everything you say is absolutely true. on my campus i see it definitely...
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to solve the immigration issue. and if this body refuses to solve the issue, the number of people here illegally will only increase. and this boddy, the house of representatives, and the -- body, the house of representatives, and the majority, the republican party, will be responsible for more illegal immigration and having more people here illegally if we do not act now. mr. speaker, just this week nearly 600 conservative supporters of immigration reform will storm capitol hill from the faith community, business community, the law enforcement community, and unprecedented coalition will be meeting with republican members and is meeting with republican members demanding they take action. we are talking about partnership for new american economy. the bibles, badges, and business coalition. and the u.s. chamber of commerce. it yet regrettably the only immigration -- and yet regrettably the only immigration that's passed this house is deport dreamers. again thankfully it didn't happen. that's the only idea so far that h
to solve the immigration issue. and if this body refuses to solve the issue, the number of people here illegally will only increase. and this boddy, the house of representatives, and the -- body, the house of representatives, and the majority, the republican party, will be responsible for more illegal immigration and having more people here illegally if we do not act now. mr. speaker, just this week nearly 600 conservative supporters of immigration reform will storm capitol hill from the faith...
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they've got to mobilize young people, they've got to mobilize immigrants. they've got to go into workplaces where they hadn't gone before. they have to spend more of their budgets on grassroots organizing. they have to build alliances with the sierra club and planned parenthood and the civil rights organizations and with community organizations. in richmond, california seiu is a key player, the service employees union, in this battle against wall street. and so, here you have the largest union in the countr standing up without wall street on behalf of homeowners in this little small city of richmond, california. and that's a sign that the labor movement recognizes it has to change the way it operates and save itself from extinction and become the kind of player it needs to be to move the country in a different direction. >> one of the progressive heroes in your book is dr. seuss. how did that happen? >> you know, dr. seuss' real name was theodor geisel. what people don't realize about him was that -- you think of him as a kindly old man who wrote children's
they've got to mobilize young people, they've got to mobilize immigrants. they've got to go into workplaces where they hadn't gone before. they have to spend more of their budgets on grassroots organizing. they have to build alliances with the sierra club and planned parenthood and the civil rights organizations and with community organizations. in richmond, california seiu is a key player, the service employees union, in this battle against wall street. and so, here you have the largest union...
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. >> the shutdown and immigration. i think that the political ramifications of that are long term, particularly when you see for hispanics, for example, you know, 50,000 hispanics turn 15 every month. that's a big number after a while. i think on this other hill, this third hill on nda and its progeny, and it will be, i think, other federal legislation as well as state legislation in this regard. the party tends to look at that as something that it's more socially oriented, it's going to be more community-based, and therefore, there's no need for this broad swath of federal regulation or legislation. >> but doesn't it -- >> which is inconsistent when you look at our history in terms of civil rights legislation that we promoted from the 13th, 14th amendment, et cetera. >> so, i'm a little confused. do you yourself, michael steele, favor nda? >> i would vote for it, yes. >> you would vote for it. >> i would support it, yeah. >> but you think they're not going to see political backlash for killing it. >> right. >> see, i
. >> the shutdown and immigration. i think that the political ramifications of that are long term, particularly when you see for hispanics, for example, you know, 50,000 hispanics turn 15 every month. that's a big number after a while. i think on this other hill, this third hill on nda and its progeny, and it will be, i think, other federal legislation as well as state legislation in this regard. the party tends to look at that as something that it's more socially oriented, it's going to...
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his book " immigration wars" makes the point that immigration is vital for america's future and the right thing to do. immigration is not just a policy issue for governor bush, it is part of his family's heritage for his wife of nearly 40 years, colombo, was born in mexico and they are the proud parents of four children and his family is the new american family. the thing that really sets jeb ash apart is that he is conservative that stands for something, not just against it. as jack kemp once said -- our appeal of boundless opportunity crosses every area of geography, race, and belief. we may not every vote we will speak to every heart. in word and action, we will represent our entire american family. each day, governor bush does just that and he looks ahead to what can be done to improve people's lives, preserve freedom and how we as a nation can grow our economy and strengthen our democracy and do it all by working together. that's a noble mission and once a deserving of recognition at anytime but especially right now. iq, governor, for being a positive force for good. speaking of hope
his book " immigration wars" makes the point that immigration is vital for america's future and the right thing to do. immigration is not just a policy issue for governor bush, it is part of his family's heritage for his wife of nearly 40 years, colombo, was born in mexico and they are the proud parents of four children and his family is the new american family. the thing that really sets jeb ash apart is that he is conservative that stands for something, not just against it. as jack...
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america's most controversial sheriff, joe arpaio in arizona, known for his tough tactics on undocumented immigrants. they toured the so-called tents where inmates are forced to live outdoors. >> how many times have you been here? >> too many. >> you must like it here. >> i hate it here. >> why did you come? >> why do you hate it? >> the food tastes like crap. it's hotter than hell in these tents. >> well, he made me sad. >> why? >> he's honest. but one of the reasons i do this is so you don't come back. i'm very, very disappointed that you have been here before. >> reporter: tough interviews and tough topics but they're hoping to make us laugh, too. doing for news what "modern family" has done for entertainment, reflecting all of america's next generation. millennials are deciding elections, deciding what we buy which is why advertisers have gone after sophia vergara, the highest paid actress in hollywood, a cover girl selling diet pepsi. it's estimated she makes $19 million a year. here at fusion they want that audience, too. >> we are a generation, we're tweeting all day long. what we want is a p
america's most controversial sheriff, joe arpaio in arizona, known for his tough tactics on undocumented immigrants. they toured the so-called tents where inmates are forced to live outdoors. >> how many times have you been here? >> too many. >> you must like it here. >> i hate it here. >> why did you come? >> why do you hate it? >> the food tastes like crap. it's hotter than hell in these tents. >> well, he made me sad. >> why? >>...
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opportunity but also a vibrant city to live in a. >> another son of the motor city and from european immigrants i know what you talk about. you have not touched on my part with greenfield, a puritan area what is that like now? >> again, you talk about a lot of the neighborhoods of detroit are unrecognizable. i don't know when you were last fact there. >> 15 years. >> my father for instance when he first moved to detroit from italy in the early '60s, he lifted a neighborhood very german and italian around a 7-mile. when i moved back i went back to the old neighborhood the house she lived in was gone the neighborhood was unrecognizable. the wingback that is part of the problem look at "the new york times" to read about these amazing developments in the downtown area the skyscrapers ever completely abandoned in 2009 have been picked up for a steel by developers in their moving people downtown but if you go to the neighborhood where you grew up and it is bad or worse than ever to. >> you mentioned earlier you were thinking about writing a novel about detroit. what would push to to do nonfiction tha
opportunity but also a vibrant city to live in a. >> another son of the motor city and from european immigrants i know what you talk about. you have not touched on my part with greenfield, a puritan area what is that like now? >> again, you talk about a lot of the neighborhoods of detroit are unrecognizable. i don't know when you were last fact there. >> 15 years. >> my father for instance when he first moved to detroit from italy in the early '60s, he lifted a...
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ending with many ups and down, all too familiar for those of us who have been working with the special immigrant visa program to try and secure the flight to safety from iraq and afghanistan for those foreign nationals who worked with americans as drivers, as interpreters, as guides. janice was an interpreter who saved the life of captain matt zoeller in a firefight. he for five years has been stuck in sort of a bureaucratic limbo as captain zoeller dedicated his time and energy to secure the release of a man he he referred to as his brother. well, it happened. despite the fact that there was a false start, where janis had been given the visa, sold his possessions, prepared his family only to have it revoked at the last minute. we think because the taliban learned of this and leaked false information that he was, in fact, a collaborator. to theis rival to safety -- arrival to safety in the united states was testimony to a little bipartisan cooperation, some people in the much maligned faceless bureaucracy who went the extra mile, who administered a couple polygraph tests to him and within three
ending with many ups and down, all too familiar for those of us who have been working with the special immigrant visa program to try and secure the flight to safety from iraq and afghanistan for those foreign nationals who worked with americans as drivers, as interpreters, as guides. janice was an interpreter who saved the life of captain matt zoeller in a firefight. he for five years has been stuck in sort of a bureaucratic limbo as captain zoeller dedicated his time and energy to secure the...
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senator rubio wrote a comprehensive immigration bill. he went on conservative talk radio and talked people into it and defended the whole idea of it. he pushed his bill in the senate. he was 1 of 14 republican senators who voted for the comprehensive immigration bill that finally passed there. but now that it's clear that house republicans are just going to let it die, marco rubio jumped and is disavowing his own legislation, disavowing his own idea. he's against it now, his own thing. and that's actually turning out to be kind of a grand old tradition in the grand old party. it's a weird feature of our politics now that republicans in elected office turn against their own policy ideas, ideas that they came up with themselves, that they championed, legislation that they sponsored, stuff they voted for in the past. these things suddenly fall out of favor and become unsupportable, even though these guys once stood for these ideas themselves. i do not know what signal it is that they get, you know. how do they know when it's time to change
senator rubio wrote a comprehensive immigration bill. he went on conservative talk radio and talked people into it and defended the whole idea of it. he pushed his bill in the senate. he was 1 of 14 republican senators who voted for the comprehensive immigration bill that finally passed there. but now that it's clear that house republicans are just going to let it die, marco rubio jumped and is disavowing his own legislation, disavowing his own idea. he's against it now, his own thing. and...
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and that would be to pass a comprehensive immigration bill that would accomplish a lot of the goals in this committee that we simply need a vote to make it happen and i hope that we will look at all the possibilities with reducing our long-term deficit. and i think you. >> next up, we will hear from the ranking member of the senate budget committee, senator sessions. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. and this room the people in our congress and our nation and the challenges that we face with a budget the budget and that, i believe that we can make some progress as the committee goes forward. the purpose of a budget is without a financial planner in the future of america is that it's not easy and our differences are real and it's difficult to bridge them, but their actions which we can take that we can agree on that will improve the financial standing of america and economic growth. so it is important that we work at it and i think the process of this is a positive development for sure. my colleague, ron johnson, is a successful businessman and he has told us if you want to develo
and that would be to pass a comprehensive immigration bill that would accomplish a lot of the goals in this committee that we simply need a vote to make it happen and i hope that we will look at all the possibilities with reducing our long-term deficit. and i think you. >> next up, we will hear from the ranking member of the senate budget committee, senator sessions. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. and this room the people in our congress and our nation and the challenges...
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where all the nation, all the mex canos and everybody latinos, got together and we marched for the immigrants, you know. so this is not something new to me because i came here from texas when i was 15 years old in 1945, and i saw -- well, i came from a discriminated area in texas. i knew what discrimination was. i came to san jose looking for a better life for myself and for my mother and my dad because they used to work a lot, you know, and so i thought i was a musician already by that time professional because i started music professionally when i was 12 years old, and a lot of people don't believe that until they see pictures that i have at that age playing -- >> i think everybody from the rio texas and here, everybody -- >> all the people left and came here. >> give us a synopsis again of why this project is important. >> okay. that march we did in 2006 in the park we finished from tropicana, then i told -- they told me to say something in the microphone, excuse me, and i remember one thing about the lord jesus christ, that jesus didn't start his ministry until he was 30 years old. okay?
where all the nation, all the mex canos and everybody latinos, got together and we marched for the immigrants, you know. so this is not something new to me because i came here from texas when i was 15 years old in 1945, and i saw -- well, i came from a discriminated area in texas. i knew what discrimination was. i came to san jose looking for a better life for myself and for my mother and my dad because they used to work a lot, you know, and so i thought i was a musician already by that time...
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they will talk about immigration reform. the senate has passed legislation backed by the president that was secure borders and provide a road to citizenship for 11 million them -- 11 million immigrants paid the president wants the house to act on a copper heads of approach before the end of the year. theylican leaders say prefer a piecemeal approach. you can watch live gavel-to- gavel house coverage on c-span. nsaing to recent reports of spying in europe, secretary of state john kerry speaking earlier today in warsaw, saying that a review into nsa surveillance activities will result in the right balance between security and privacy. disrupt key trade talks between europe and the united states but talks begin next week. kerry is most senior obama administration official to visit europe since revelations of nsa spying across the continent. just in, a report on housing prices. corelogic says a measure of u.s. home prices rose slightly only from september into august. home prices are increasing just 0.2% in september. prices ros
they will talk about immigration reform. the senate has passed legislation backed by the president that was secure borders and provide a road to citizenship for 11 million them -- 11 million immigrants paid the president wants the house to act on a copper heads of approach before the end of the year. theylican leaders say prefer a piecemeal approach. you can watch live gavel-to- gavel house coverage on c-span. nsaing to recent reports of spying in europe, secretary of state john kerry speaking...
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kinds of things. >> haven't they pushed immigration reform for a while? >> have athey passed anything? >> but i'm saying -- when is the last time the president said anything about immigration other than a sound bite. >> i was walking around the capitol, i saw paul ryan. where is entitlement reform in this mention? republicans ran on that. >> you're going to need a republican. it is off the grid this idea, there are a lot of people, republicans and economists who -- and business community who were against the government shutdown and two thicks they as to why they were against it. they said listen, if you want to -- if you weren't talking about the government shutdown we would be talking about obamacare so you're failing to focus on the failure. number two, they said you're wasting time when we could be reforming entitlements. that could be true but it presupposes the president wants reform entitlements. but the public hears this, they hear change and revolution and that worried them. >> you wrote about the former senator from south carolina and you look at
kinds of things. >> haven't they pushed immigration reform for a while? >> have athey passed anything? >> but i'm saying -- when is the last time the president said anything about immigration other than a sound bite. >> i was walking around the capitol, i saw paul ryan. where is entitlement reform in this mention? republicans ran on that. >> you're going to need a republican. it is off the grid this idea, there are a lot of people, republicans and economists who --...
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immigration itself is a complex issue that demands a comprehensive solution. so you can't go out piecemeal. second, look at the calendar, alex, we're coming up in the week with budget battles. the new year we're coming up on the debt ceiling. we're already in electoral season, a year 2014. all of these markers make me feel incredibly pessimistic. >> i'm going to open to my folks in new york. heather, to the piecemeal approach, dick durbin apparently told "politico" i don't that approach but the only approach -- chuck schumer said we would rather have a big comprehensive i will bill but any way the house can get there is okay with us. is that just a necessary nod to the idea of compromise or do you think democrats may actually cave on this and accept the piecemeal approach? >> democrats might cave. what do you mean? the piecemeal approach for the house is code for we'll do border security, punitive measures, we'll do something all about back taxes, all about fines and maybe a path to earned citizenship. >> maybe not. eric cantor's kids' act provides dreamers --
immigration itself is a complex issue that demands a comprehensive solution. so you can't go out piecemeal. second, look at the calendar, alex, we're coming up in the week with budget battles. the new year we're coming up on the debt ceiling. we're already in electoral season, a year 2014. all of these markers make me feel incredibly pessimistic. >> i'm going to open to my folks in new york. heather, to the piecemeal approach, dick durbin apparently told "politico" i don't that...
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the president's second term priorities, chief among them overhauling the nation's immigration system of here and in jeopardy. >>: he's gotten himself in a pickle. it doesn't mean he can't get out of it but to be talking about anything else about immigration reform in this and that, i think it's high in the sky. so can he recover. well barack obama sold to the public is like jimmy carter. i don't lie i'm truthful. and with obama care seems to be a lot of question marks and it seems to be a lot of weasel words danielle activity going on around this rollout which the allies a strong cup commander in chief. the president today trying to turn the page on a bad few weeks for the white house i'm here because i want your companies to know, i want companies around the world purchase offset to know, that i believe there is no better place in the world to do business than united state of america. what he can't ignore -- his approval rating sinking to 42 percent -- an all-time low in the new nbc wall street journal poll. and more than half of americans saying obamacare needs a major overhaul or
the president's second term priorities, chief among them overhauling the nation's immigration system of here and in jeopardy. >>: he's gotten himself in a pickle. it doesn't mean he can't get out of it but to be talking about anything else about immigration reform in this and that, i think it's high in the sky. so can he recover. well barack obama sold to the public is like jimmy carter. i don't lie i'm truthful. and with obama care seems to be a lot of question marks and it seems to be a...
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>> i think we are going to see immigration this year. my focus right now is to make sure that we elevate this issue which is why i support it. isles an important issue to my family, an important issue to my community and i think it's going to contribute to the greatness of america. so the more that we can elevate this debate and make sure that it's brought up this year, i think the country's going to be in a better place for it. >> what good reason is there to not just bring the bill up for a vote? >> we have to make sure that we have bipartisan pup sort. it can't be a republican or a democrat bill. it really needs to be a bipartisan bill. >> you by definition make it bipartisan, it is a bipart san bill, you're here. >> but it's important to get 218 votes first. working with my democratic colleagues, they have obviously shown that they can support this bill, 185 co-sponsors already. now it's time to get a number of republicans on board. it's my mission to go out and talk to many -- and really get them to ask questions and i want to answe
>> i think we are going to see immigration this year. my focus right now is to make sure that we elevate this issue which is why i support it. isles an important issue to my family, an important issue to my community and i think it's going to contribute to the greatness of america. so the more that we can elevate this debate and make sure that it's brought up this year, i think the country's going to be in a better place for it. >> what good reason is there to not just bring the...
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and we are a nation of immigrants. if you believe in free enterprise, you have to believe in immigration and the talent tabbed capability. and the shoppers and consumers that immigration would bring would help fuel and drive that next level of growth. i think as we evaluate how we go forward, moving forward without addressing that issue, i think would leave a problem that has been in existence in the country for quite a long time unaddressed and could actually slow and dampen the opportunity that is exist. so i'm very pleased that is one of the topic that is is going to be addressed hopefully in the next few months. >> absolutely a top priority of the president. >> in the opening remarks, several of you mentioned skills. this is something that gene also has been working on for a very long time. i'd like gene to share a little bit in terms of your perspective on everything we've been doing to improve skills. i would mention last friday president obama informs new york and he went to a school that was created in partners
and we are a nation of immigrants. if you believe in free enterprise, you have to believe in immigration and the talent tabbed capability. and the shoppers and consumers that immigration would bring would help fuel and drive that next level of growth. i think as we evaluate how we go forward, moving forward without addressing that issue, i think would leave a problem that has been in existence in the country for quite a long time unaddressed and could actually slow and dampen the opportunity...
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african-american young men are not persisting in college at the same rate as african-american women, of find that immigrant first and second generation african consent, decent and are all so highly represented in these institutions and we also know that upper-middle-class and middle-class taking the advantage of your state of action was and policies. given all of the intricacies whether your thoughts on thinking about affirmative-action? >> everything you say is absolutely true. in my camp as i see it, definitely very vivid. a couple things. number one, seems to me it was a mistake to think that affirmative action is going to be some sort of panacea. it is a relatively modest intervention, it was important but it is by no means revolutionary. frankly what i am talking about if we are talking affirmative-action and high ridge occasion we are talking about desegregation of elites. that is what we are talking about. the elite sector. is racial affirmative-action going to be something that is going to substantially affect for raciapoor racial minorities? answer, no. to take advantage of the affirmative-action
african-american young men are not persisting in college at the same rate as african-american women, of find that immigrant first and second generation african consent, decent and are all so highly represented in these institutions and we also know that upper-middle-class and middle-class taking the advantage of your state of action was and policies. given all of the intricacies whether your thoughts on thinking about affirmative-action? >> everything you say is absolutely true. in my...
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, conservatives, often vote republican, have been converted to what jesus says about the strangers, immigrants, 11 million undocumented people, a lot of evangelicals have been reading the bible and saying wait a minute, how we treat them is how we treat christ himself and they take a different stance than bill is taking on immigration reform. >> if christ was on earth today, would he be treating the poor the way the conservatives do? today 48 million americans woke up with a smaller s.n.a.p. payment. would jesus treat the poor the way the conservatives have? >> well, the principle of politics, if you're a follower of jesus, is simply how we treat those who he called the least of these. i was hungry, and you cut my food stamps. i was a stranger, you didn't welcome me. i was sick, and you wanted to deny me health care. this is not what really we're looking for here. how do we talk about how to treat those who are the least of these -- one translation says those who are unimportant or seem unimportant. how we treat them is whether or not we're following jesus. that's really the test. and that kin
, conservatives, often vote republican, have been converted to what jesus says about the strangers, immigrants, 11 million undocumented people, a lot of evangelicals have been reading the bible and saying wait a minute, how we treat them is how we treat christ himself and they take a different stance than bill is taking on immigration reform. >> if christ was on earth today, would he be treating the poor the way the conservatives do? today 48 million americans woke up with a smaller...
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we've got to fix a broken immigration system. so that we are welcoming mortalent to workers and entrepreneurs from around the world and so if companies are coming here to locate and they've got a key individual that they need to bring over to make sure that the company's doing what it needs to do, that it's not a tangle of red tape. and the good news is we know we've got bipartisan support for immigration reform. we just have to make sure we get it done this year. we've got to continue to make smart investments in research and development. education. infrastructure. all the things that historically have made america the most attractive place on the planet for businesses to invest. we've got to build on that success. that's who we are as a country. and we have a tradition here of tackling new challenges, adapting to new circumstances, seizing new opportunities. that's one of the reasons that history shows over the last two centuries that when you bet on america, that bet pays off. so, to all the business leaders here today and aro
we've got to fix a broken immigration system. so that we are welcoming mortalent to workers and entrepreneurs from around the world and so if companies are coming here to locate and they've got a key individual that they need to bring over to make sure that the company's doing what it needs to do, that it's not a tangle of red tape. and the good news is we know we've got bipartisan support for immigration reform. we just have to make sure we get it done this year. we've got to continue to make...
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especially with immigration. you have people like marco rubio in the senate hoping to get through a broader bill and now he is backing off. he was kind of the face on this for many republicans. it is a constantly changing issue and very sensitive. it is probably wise on the president's part to stand back on this. when what was the reaction immigration came back to the forefront? guest: i think people knew it had to come back to the forefront at some point in the coming days or weeks. it was not entirely clear it would come up at the moment the president brought it up. the house has yet to pass any immigration bill of any kind in this process. there has been some conflicting reporting about the intention of the house in the weeks ahead regarding immigration. there are some outside groups that do not want the house to pass any, immigration bill at bordern like a narrow security bill because it might turn into what they would call stalking horse for a big deal that resembled what came out of the senate. how will be
especially with immigration. you have people like marco rubio in the senate hoping to get through a broader bill and now he is backing off. he was kind of the face on this for many republicans. it is a constantly changing issue and very sensitive. it is probably wise on the president's part to stand back on this. when what was the reaction immigration came back to the forefront? guest: i think people knew it had to come back to the forefront at some point in the coming days or weeks. it was not...
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immigration. >> right. >> and opening government and the rest. so we just need a small number of republicans. if these bills were brought to the floor, they would pass. we have five republicans on the enda bill. we have 193 of which five are problems. then we have ten more votes in addition to that on the democratic side. so all we need is maybe 20 republicans and we can pass the bill. >> this point that you make about this question as to -- i think this is maybe where it's going to come down to immigration. will john boehner let it come to the floor? we know that with the cr, he intentionally changed the rules to make sure that it couldn't get to the floor. which, of course, i suggest the shutdown was all his fault because of that. the question being, you know, how do you get around that? we've actually asked some folks on twitter for questions. a lot of americans just had questions about the hastert rule given it's not a law, per se, and just frustration that the speaker of the house would have that kind of power just to stop the will of the fu
immigration. >> right. >> and opening government and the rest. so we just need a small number of republicans. if these bills were brought to the floor, they would pass. we have five republicans on the enda bill. we have 193 of which five are problems. then we have ten more votes in addition to that on the democratic side. so all we need is maybe 20 republicans and we can pass the bill. >> this point that you make about this question as to -- i think this is maybe where it's...
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they're blocking action on immigration reform, so they're doing nothing to appeal to latinos. they've really -- cuccinelli continues to insist that this is a referendum on obama care and rollout problems aside and we know we've seen those, we know that women love obama care. so not just abortion, not just all this rhetoric and action if he got elected on abortion is problematic for women, but obama care as well. obama care has really helped women by making sure that women are no longer paying more than men for the simple fact of bringing the next generation into the world. and republicans hate this. but women love it. so they've really -- they spent a year in the wilderness and they're not getting out any time soon. >> you know, cynthia, in line with that, the house speaker john boehner today said he's opposing the non-discrimination act. his spokesperson issued this statement, quote, the speaker believes this legislation will increase frivolous litigation and cost american jobs. >> it's stunning, reverend al. it is absolutely stunning to see the republican party running away.
they're blocking action on immigration reform, so they're doing nothing to appeal to latinos. they've really -- cuccinelli continues to insist that this is a referendum on obama care and rollout problems aside and we know we've seen those, we know that women love obama care. so not just abortion, not just all this rhetoric and action if he got elected on abortion is problematic for women, but obama care as well. obama care has really helped women by making sure that women are no longer paying...
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. >> what i would say underneath that whether it's the farm bill or mental health or whether it's immigration, people know i think in a sense with both sides they came here to get something done. there may be others that did not. i think there many of us who get it. the public is saying stop this. cut it out. we want you to stop and get things done. that's what this is about. i can't think of anything that would impact more people right now to improving quality of life than to pass the mental health act that touches every single family in the united states. >> senator blunt, i want to put up a poll number that we had overall. that is, is it working well? 6% say it is. it needs minor modifications and 28% should be eliminated and 24%. i want to focus on the fact that we have 66% of the respondents want major or minor fixes to the law. they don't want it repealed. where are ow this? are you somebody who said maybe it's time for republican fist they don't like the law to offer up ways to fix it? >> i think the major or minor fixes means we have a good health care system that was not working perf
. >> what i would say underneath that whether it's the farm bill or mental health or whether it's immigration, people know i think in a sense with both sides they came here to get something done. there may be others that did not. i think there many of us who get it. the public is saying stop this. cut it out. we want you to stop and get things done. that's what this is about. i can't think of anything that would impact more people right now to improving quality of life than to pass the...
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and that is immigration reform. by refusing to act on comprehensive immigration reform, there is great cost to the american people in job the undermining of the rule of law and destruction of the opportunities that will arise by tackling this head on. the longer bewe delay passing comprehensive immigration reform, the greater the cost of inaction in both economic, human, and security terms. every week that congress is in session for the rest of the year, i'll be here on the floor talking about the cost of naction on immigration reform. in this, there's a clear path forward a comprehensive immigration reform bill. a compromise took a little give and take from both sides. bill supported by the labor community, by the faith community, by farmers and farmworkers that passed the united states senate with more than a 2/3 majority. we've introduced a similar bill here in the house with a growing numb of bipartisan co-sponsors and are encourage the speaker and majority leader to bring this bill to a vote with we have confid
and that is immigration reform. by refusing to act on comprehensive immigration reform, there is great cost to the american people in job the undermining of the rule of law and destruction of the opportunities that will arise by tackling this head on. the longer bewe delay passing comprehensive immigration reform, the greater the cost of inaction in both economic, human, and security terms. every week that congress is in session for the rest of the year, i'll be here on the floor talking about...
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boyle has written 100 novels and short stories and many of them deal with immigration and environmental degradation. he has consistently been on the bestseller list. he has published his second volume of stories called "t.c. boyle stories ii." good to have you back on this program. chuck taylors on. i love it. >> you never know when you're going to be called upon to dunk. tavis: it is still killing. this would be hard to dunk at 918 pages. this is pretty dense. >> it is also -- i am sorry, i wrote a preface for it, it was a little bit valedictory. this is my career, this is what i have done. i am feeling pretty good, and i think it might have a few more good years left in me. so maybe we will see volume three sunday. tavis: you say that like you have questioned whether or not you have a pew good years left? >> i have been healthy. i get up and clean up after my wife and start typing every day. has 900 18 book pages because it has three books in it, basically. and 14 short stories create >> right. there is 58 stories in this one. four8i published my first collections. they squeezed the p
boyle has written 100 novels and short stories and many of them deal with immigration and environmental degradation. he has consistently been on the bestseller list. he has published his second volume of stories called "t.c. boyle stories ii." good to have you back on this program. chuck taylors on. i love it. >> you never know when you're going to be called upon to dunk. tavis: it is still killing. this would be hard to dunk at 918 pages. this is pretty dense. >> it is...
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>> it's because of the mass immigration, the change in demography. if you take the three minorities, asians, african americans, which are 40% of the country, they vote 80% democratic and that is growing gradually and gradually and gradually. and the death of the republican party as we knew it is inevitable. >> really? >> you shouldn't have to be a white european to like the republican party. the republican party appealed to people beyond that particular demographic throughout its history. republicans today are so obsessed with their dislike of this president. dislike of obama care and offering no positive ideas at all. they are dominated by saying no to anything that the president wants to do and they are fighting among themselves. you have the so-called insurgent republicans determined to kill off all of the traditional republicans in the primaries. so, i think it's tempting for democrats to just sit back and let the destruction continue. but we need two viable parties in this country. >> and you sought this out? >> away from the bluster and politic
>> it's because of the mass immigration, the change in demography. if you take the three minorities, asians, african americans, which are 40% of the country, they vote 80% democratic and that is growing gradually and gradually and gradually. and the death of the republican party as we knew it is inevitable. >> really? >> you shouldn't have to be a white european to like the republican party. the republican party appealed to people beyond that particular demographic throughout...